Pleasure Island Seafood Blues & Jazz Festival

Pleasure Island Seafood Blues & Jazz Festival
October 13-15, 2007

If you are looking for a reason to come to the beach, this is it. The Pleasure Island Seafood Blues & Jazz festival is a great time. 2007 will be the 14th annual, and it just gets better each year.

It falls in October, after the heat of the summer, but still warm enough for shorts and Rainbows during the day. There are three stages of music for two days. The fun begins early on Saturday and ends on Sunday evening. It is a showcase of many local artists on the side stages with a big name headliner on the main stage.

There are numerous artists selling their wares; everything from bracelets, pottery, paintings to furniture. Of course there is some of the best seafood around and being in North Carolina, plenty of Barbeque and hushpuppies too.

The venue for this festival is the Fort Fisher Military Base in Kure Beach. It is right on the Cape Fear River. The grounds are beautiful with a shaded picnic area and a wide green festival lawn to park your blankets and chairs.

I can see myself now with a belly full of food and drinks, lying back in my lawn chair. The blues will be wailing through the air as the sun sets into the river. A moment too magical to miss.